[Bug 919216] Re: aptitude returns 0 exit status code even if the requested action is not successful
** Changed in: aptitude (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/919216 Title: aptitude returns 0 exit status code even if the requested action is not successful To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/aptitude/+bug/919216/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 919216] Re: aptitude returns 0 exit status code even if the requested action is not successful
** Changed in: aptitude Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/919216 Title: aptitude returns 0 exit status code even if the requested action is not successful To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/aptitude/+bug/919216/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 919216] Re: aptitude returns 0 exit status code even if the requested action is not successful
** Changed in: aptitude Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/919216 Title: aptitude returns 0 exit status code even if the requested action is not successful To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/aptitude/+bug/919216/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 919216] Re: aptitude returns 0 exit status code even if the requested action is not successful
** Changed in: aptitude Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/919216 Title: aptitude returns 0 exit status code even if the requested action is not successful To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/aptitude/+bug/919216/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 919216] Re: aptitude returns 0 exit status code even if the requested action is not successful
** Changed in: aptitude Status: Fix Released = New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/919216 Title: aptitude returns 0 exit status code even if the requested action is not successful To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/aptitude/+bug/919216/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 919216] Re: aptitude returns 0 exit status code even if the requested action is not successful
On 20 June 2013 13:41, Marshall McMullen 919...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: I'm still seeing this exact problem on ubuntu 13.04. So I don't see how this is fixed. ‘Fix Committed’ and ‘Fix Released’ are different; there is no claim that this is fixed in Ubuntu. This particular issue is resolved in an experimental development branch that has not yet been ported to the mainline. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/919216 Title: aptitude returns 0 exit status code even if the requested action is not successful To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/aptitude/+bug/919216/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 919216] Re: aptitude returns 0 exit status code even if the requested action is not successful
I'm still seeing this exact problem on ubuntu 13.04. So I don't see how
this is fixed. Observe:
# sudo aptitude install packagedoesnotexist
Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched
packagedoesnotexist
Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched
packagedoesnotexist
No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be used.
# echo $?
0
** Description changed:
I have experienced two cases where aptitude returns a 0 exit status
code, even if it prints error messages to the terminal.
-
Case 1: A package cannot be installed due to unmet dependencies.
Example: (installing something that depends on sun-java on a host with the
partner repository disabled)
- sudo /usr/bin/aptitude -y install hadoop-0.20
- Reading package lists... Done
- Building dependency tree
- Reading state information... Done
- Reading extended state information
- Initializing package states... Done
- The following packages are BROKEN:
- hadoop-0.20
- The following NEW packages will be installed:
- hadoop-0.20-native{a} liblzo2-2{a}
- 0 packages upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
- Need to get 41.2MB of archives. After unpacking 92.3MB will be used.
- The following packages have unmet dependencies:
- hadoop-0.20: Depends: sun-java6-jre which is a virtual package.
-Depends: sun-java6-bin which is a virtual package.
- The following actions will resolve these dependencies:
-
- Keep the following packages at their current version:
- hadoop-0.20 [Not Installed]
- hadoop-0.20-native [Not Installed]
-
- Score is -9868
-
- Writing extended state information... Done
- Reading package lists... Done
- Building dependency tree
- Reading state information... Done
- Reading extended state information
- Initializing package states... Done
+ sudo /usr/bin/aptitude -y install hadoop-0.20
+ Reading package lists... Done
+ Building dependency tree
+ Reading state information... Done
+ Reading extended state information
+ Initializing package states... Done
+ The following packages are BROKEN:
+ hadoop-0.20
+ The following NEW packages will be installed:
+ hadoop-0.20-native{a} liblzo2-2{a}
+ 0 packages upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
+ Need to get 41.2MB of archives. After unpacking 92.3MB will be used.
+ The following packages have unmet dependencies:
+ hadoop-0.20: Depends: sun-java6-jre which is a virtual package.
+ Depends: sun-java6-bin which is a virtual package.
+ The following actions will resolve these dependencies:
- echo $?
- 0
+ Keep the following packages at their current version:
+ hadoop-0.20 [Not Installed]
+ hadoop-0.20-native [Not Installed]
+
+ Score is -9868
+
+ Writing extended state information... Done
+ Reading package lists... Done
+ Building dependency tree
+ Reading state information... Done
+ Reading extended state information
+ Initializing package states... Done
+
+ echo $?
+ 0
Expected result: Non-zero exit status code
-
Case 2: The package name does not exist
Example:
- sudo aptitude install bogus-package
-Reading package lists... Done
-Building dependency tree
-Reading state information... Done
-Reading extended state information
-Initializing package states... Done
-Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched bogus-package
-Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched bogus-package
-No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
-0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
-Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
-Reading package lists... Done
-Building dependency tree
-Reading state information... Done
-Reading extended state information
-Initializing package states... Done
+ sudo aptitude install bogus-package
+ Reading package lists... Done
+ Building dependency tree
+ Reading state information... Done
+ Reading extended state information
+ Initializing package states... Done
+ Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched bogus-package
+ Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched bogus-package
+ No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
+ 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
+ Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
+ Reading package lists... Done
+ Building dependency tree
+ Reading state information... Done
+ Reading extended state information
+ Initializing package states... Done
- echo $?
-
[Bug 919216] Re: aptitude returns 0 exit status code even if the requested action is not successful
** Changed in: aptitude Status: Fix Committed = Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/919216 Title: aptitude returns 0 exit status code even if the requested action is not successful To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/aptitude/+bug/919216/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 919216] Re: aptitude returns 0 exit status code even if the requested action is not successful
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[Bug 919216] Re: aptitude returns 0 exit status code even if the requested action is not successful
commit a88745bf22c3e83e5d78331a69f813e451c895a0 Author: Daniel Hartwig mand...@gmail.com Date: Tue Jun 12 18:19:47 2012 +0800 ** Changed in: aptitude (Ubuntu) Status: New = Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/919216 Title: aptitude returns 0 exit status code even if the requested action is not successful To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/aptitude/+bug/919216/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 919216] Re: aptitude returns 0 exit status code even if the requested action is not successful
** Changed in: aptitude Status: New = Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/919216 Title: aptitude returns 0 exit status code even if the requested action is not successful To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/aptitude/+bug/919216/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 919216] Re: aptitude returns 0 exit status code even if the requested action is not successful
Well, in the case of failing dependencies, it seems like any choice at the prompt gives a 0 return value. Is the rationale that 'aptitude managed to abort successfully' equals success? If that is the intended functionality, then I cannot trust aptitude to give any meaningful return value. In choosing to abort at the prompt the return value of 0 should be considered a bug. Other choices made at the prompt have the effect of changing your instructions, and thus, if the new request succeeds, the return value should indicate that. And as far as I can see, the bug you refer to only concerns failing to install a specified version. At least that's what it patches. Both case 2 in the OP and the case in the mentioned Debian bug report are symptoms of the same underlying problem: failure to find the specified installation candidate. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/919216 Title: aptitude returns 0 exit status code even if the requested action is not successful To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/aptitude/+bug/919216/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 919216] Re: aptitude returns 0 exit status code even if the requested action is not successful
Well, in the case of failing dependencies, it seems like any choice at the prompt gives a 0 return value. Is the rationale that 'aptitude managed to abort successfully' equals success? If that is the intended functionality, then I cannot trust aptitude to give any meaningful return value. And as far as I can see, the bug you refer to only concerns failing to install a specified version. At least that's what it patches. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/919216 Title: aptitude returns 0 exit status code even if the requested action is not successful To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/aptitude/+bug/919216/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 919216] Re: aptitude returns 0 exit status code even if the requested action is not successful
The inclusion of -y: sudo /usr/bin/aptitude -y install hadoop-0.20 means that in the event of problems you are instructing aptitude to proceed with it's first suggestion: Keep the following packages at their current version: hadoop-0.20 [Not Installed] hadoop-0.20-native [Not Installed] *technically* aptitude has done what you have asked it to do. The problem resolver does attempt to honour explicitly requested actions [1]. In this case that is not possible. The only solution would be to add a further option *requiring* the requested actions to be performed (this is very different to what -y does). [1] Configuration items: Aptitude::ProblemResolver::PreserveManualScore and Aptitude::CmdLine::Request-Strictness sudo aptitude install bogus-package ... echo $? 0 This has already been reported [2]. [2] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=590686 ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #590686 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=590686 ** Also affects: aptitude via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=590686 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/919216 Title: aptitude returns 0 exit status code even if the requested action is not successful To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/aptitude/+bug/919216/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 919216] Re: aptitude returns 0 exit status code even if the requested action is not successful
** Changed in: aptitude Status: Unknown = New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/919216 Title: aptitude returns 0 exit status code even if the requested action is not successful To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/aptitude/+bug/919216/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
